On Nov 7, 2007, at 8:20 AM, Benjamin Geer wrote:
> But there's a crucial difference between an open format and a
> proprietary one: if you create your work of art using proprietary
> software tool X, and X uses a proprietary file format which only X can
> read, then it's nearly impossible to convert your work to any other
> format.
So if you want something permanent, work in oil paint or marble. If
you're working in computer art, embrace its transience - which, as
Freud argued in an essay on the topic, is a large part of the reason
that we find beauty in flowers. No one ever complained about the short
life of a sand castle.
Doug
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